New abortion law in Northern Ireland reflects alarm about Marie Stopes

7 March 2013

Dawn Purvis is the director of the MSI abortion centre in Belfast

New legislation on abortion introduced to the Northern Ireland Assembly is a response to the level of public concern aroused by the arrival in Northern Ireland of Marie Stopes International (MSI).

The opening of the MSI abortion facility in Belfast in October last year left the Assembly with no choice but to address the threat posed by abortion businesses determined to defy the existing law. [SPUC, 27 February]